Green (0-2) retired the first batter he faced before Pedro Feliz
reached on an infield single, bringing up three straight
pinch-hitters. Green hit Matt Stairs with a pitch, but retired
Greg Dobbs on a fly ball.

After Chris Coste walked to load the bases, Victorino walked on
a 3-2 pitch to give the Phillies a split in the first two games
of the series against their rival.

"I was taking a strike because I haven't seen him," Victorino
said. "Once he got one, I wanted to get a hit. You tell yourself
to be patient. He has as much pressure as you. I saw the ball
down and he called it a ball."

Daniel Murphy and Ramon Castro hit consecutive homers for the
Mets off Jamie Moyer in the sixth. Raul Ibanez connected off
Pedro Feliciano to tie it in the bottom half.

Jack Taschner (1-0) pitched out of trouble in the 10th, retiring
Carlos Beltran on an inning-ending double-play grounder with
runners at first and third. Third baseman Feliz started a nice
turn with a quick toss to second baseman Eric Bruntlett.

After the Mets scored three runs to take a 5-4 lead in the
sixth, Ibanez hit a shot off the "Drive 'em Outta Here"
automobile dealership billboard that hangs off the facing of the
second deck in right field. The "Ra-uuuuul" chants for the new
fan favorite drowned out all the boos from the Mets fans among
the sellout crowd of 45,069 at Citizens Bank Park.

Phillies right fielder Jayson Werth threw out pinch-runner Omir
Santos at the plate with a perfect one-hop strike to end the
eighth after Beltran ripped a single off Ryan Madson.

Moyer took a 4-2 lead into the sixth and retired the first two
batters. But the Mets tied it when Murphy and Castro connected
back-to-back.

After pinch-hitter Alex Cora tripled, Scott Eyre replaced Moyer.
Jose Reyes walked and Luis Castillo hit an RBI single to give
New York its first lead, 5-4.

Moyer gave up five runs and seven hits in 5 2-3 innings. The
46-year-old Moyer needs one victory to become the oldest player
to record 250 wins.

Mets starter Oliver Perez allowed four runs and five hits,
walking six in 2 1-3 innings. Perez, who has a 9.97 ERA, could
be in danger of losing his job in the rotation, despite signing
a $36 million, three-year contract in the offseason.

"I feel embarrassed," Perez said.

Perez won 25 games for the Mets over the last two seasons, but
the lefty has been awful this season. Manager Jerry Manuel
wanted to give him a chance to face the Phillies before making a
decision on removing him from the rotation. Perez was 1-0 with
an 0.35 ERA against Philadelphia in four starts and 26 innings
last year.

"I really have to think about it," Manuel said. "His confidence
is shot."

Notes: Phillies ace Cole Hamels tested his injured left ankle
in the bullpen. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said the results
were encouraging, but indicated that Hamels could miss his next
start at St. Louis on Tuesday. ... Manuel was fined an
undisclosed amount for failing to comply with pace-of-game
regulations during the Mets' game against Florida on Wednesday.
Manuel said he was trying to stall the action when he called on
Santos from the bullpen to bat for Castro with two outs and the
bases loaded in the ninth. Santos popped out. ... Mets 1B Carlos
Delgado (hip) wasn't in the lineup for the fifth straight game,
but walked as a pinch-hitter. ... Phillies closer Brad Lidge
pitched a scoreless ninth in his first appearance since last
Saturday. He was bothered by inflammation in his right knee. ...
Phillies 2B Chase Utley (leg) didn't start, but flied out as a
pinch-hitter.

NLAT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATESOLO HOME RUN BY RAUL IBANEZ (8) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 6TH OFF PEDRO FELICIANO.CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 5, PHILADELPHIA 5DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J WERTH (.256, 1-FOR-2, BB, RBI)

NLAT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATESOLO HOME RUN BY DANIEL MURPHY (3) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN THE 6TH OFF JAMIE MOYER.CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3, PHILADELPHIA 4DUE UP FOR NY METS: R CASTRO (.250, 1-FOR-2)